Oenothera deltoides (Dune Evening Primrose, Birdcage/Basket Evening Primrose)

3/7/04 Coyote Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, CA 

2/27/05 Henderson Canyon Rd., Anza Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, CA 

2/19/05 Hwy. 78, N. Algodones Dunes, 

Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area, Imperial County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Dune Evening Primrose, Birdcage / Basket Evening Primrose

SPECIES: Oenothera deltoides

FAMILY: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/7/2004

LOCATION: Coyote Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, CA 

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Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Annual; hairs spreading, 1--1.5 mm distally, also minutely strigose or not. 

Stem: generally 2--10 dm, +- branched from base. 

Leaf: distal dentate. 

Flower: bud tip obtuse to acute; sepal free tips 0--1 mm; petals 15--43 mm. 

Fruit: base 2--3 mm wide. 

Ecology: Sandy soils, including dunes; 

Elevation: generally < 1100 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: D; 

Distribution Outside California: southern Nevada, western Arizona, northwestern Mexico. 

Flowering Time: Mar--May 

eFlora Treatment Author: Warren L. Wagner